Madrid, Spain
Blending 20th-century architecture with contemporary décor, this palatial residence has been fashioned into a sleek boutique. Urso Hotel & Spa boasts 78 rooms and suites, a spa, lap pool, lounge bar and restaurant, set amidst embassy buildings and tapas bars in Madrid’s golden triangle of art galleries.
The classical marble grand staircase is matched by a wrought-iron balustrade and sweeping stained-glass windows, but the honey-hued wood floors, modern seating and sizeable drum-shaped lampshades present a fresh twist. The Table restaurant will welcome six Spanish Michelin-starred chefs in residence for a month at a time.